Blonde Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

2. The Stunning Period Detail

In addition to the robust cinematography, this is a mesmerising film from a general crafts perspective. The production design, to approximate the various time periods depicted throughout Monroe's life, is basically immaculate and impressively places us right there alongside Marilyn.

Then there's the costumes, which are probably the film's best shot at snagging itself even a single Oscar nomination.

The wardrobe department has done an exemplary job of kitting de Armas out in the distinctive, eye-popping threads we'd expect to see Marilyn wearing.

This all combines expertly for several sequences in which de Armas either recreates iconic moments from Monroe's life - such as the famous flying skirt photograph - or is digitally inserted into Monroe's movies, most notably Some Like It Hot.

Though Dominik was ultimately working with a relatively modest $22 million budget, he evidently allocated his resources in all the right places, ensuring this is a ravishingly produced piece of work that appears to accurately recall its setting.